# SpikeHD/Dorion

Tiny alternative Discord client with a smaller footprint, snappier startup, themes, plugins and more!

Repository: https://github.com/SpikeHD/Dorion
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dorion
Homepage: https://spikehd.dev/projects/dorion/
Language: Rust
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: discord, discord-client, discord-mod, tauri, themes, plugins
Last push: 2026-08-14T22:10:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 97/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 94, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1457, "days_push": 19, "days_rel": 42, "gap_med": 9.0, "n_releases_24m": 27}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2520, forks 68 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:58.267597+00:00)

## What it is
Dorion is a lightweight alternative Discord client built with Tauri and Rust that uses the OS-native webview instead of bundling Chromium. It supports themes, plugins (via Shelter, Vencord, and Equicord), rich presence, custom keybinds, and optional cache clearing for a minimal footprint.

## Use cases
- use Discord on a low-spec or storage-constrained PC
- get a faster-starting Discord client with a smaller install size
- apply custom themes and plugins to Discord
- run Discord with rich presence and global keybinds on Linux
- clear Discord cache automatically after each session
- run a native ARM Discord client

## When to choose
- you want a tiny, snappy Discord client without Electron or bundled Chromium
- you need client mod support with themes and plugins out of the box
- you're on low-end hardware or an ARM device
- you want optional features you can disable for performance

## When to avoid
- you need an officially supported Discord client (modded clients may violate Discord ToS)
- you rely on features that require the full desktop client
- your platform lacks a modern system webview (WebView2, WebKitGTK, WKWebView)

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, plugin-system, theme
- domain: desktop-applications, messaging-platforms, cross-platform
- platform: windows, rust
- tags: discord-client, tauri, client-mod, lightweight, themes, plugins, shelter, vencord, webview, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- SpikeHD/Dorion (main) score 97

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:58.267597+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:26:05.679624+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/SpikeHD/Dorion (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:58.267597+00:00, sha ebc12224fa37)
  - homepage: https://spikehd.dev/projects/dorion/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:08:06.536758+00:00, sha e3cbdc5f85cd)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.